Telegram-herald., 1887-08-21
N BEAUTIFUL PARIS
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voyage b4t iertsasiely sss4gst satifsiy.
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Diseps. 1ars xe s4s tos marzet Eoeea
s~l..ne teas al Dlsy ven t1eir H4res.
The sal..h sssfs ollsn cams sith eare 1eads
al iarzs 4pflns lD aLlc4 hey earrifd
hame lLs iGllt sad vegetables. As ~s a.
vancsI i1to tls CognlEF. We nolea tte dii
tsseacas 5etzeeu the Engi-sn aid French.
tae after oeioz laF heater AID having -1eir
hair effectively csesssd. There is te-
cIdel ditersnoe Ia the tso countries, 70
one. lDe people de-ire ths nseuiliiu AID
llel1Gsz4ue, EEils IA EDs Olnsr, mole
soiiGity, eGt .sss DeaulY = f0and
Ihe 1eslsdfAl a. h0usn inDF-ss<i me a.
unas1aisg nne on acco44l 81 tie stained
gas wiaa0Hs Ehlch are - iArge, nafneT-
ous and leaalfgL ! enjoyed thess eE-
qaisile Windows ar more than any pant.
inF / have Jet see. Ia this church . toaHd
tne papils sindoW which szs 50 iAr supe-
flef % Jhe masters tnat. IA ft or le.i-
lie nar al side-o -sIds in this cathedraL
How shall describe fars. ac4nOvl-
e1zesl to ~ he finest city ia the world
Wila mt.es and mlies Of beautiful h0uie-
vafds d. arl 90 sach aide With groves Ot
tees sud zag gardens dotted every = befs
WAh a variety oi statues aad refresh ng
founla.ns-al kept in perfect cftsr-glye
cue a leeliae 81 rest and enjoyment EGie1
Is very accsqtaoie after busy, crAmped dirty
IoBGan. Elt the historical associations If
fsris east gloom over the picture. The
Festle.sness ana excita3ILty oi the people
ars easily seen. ani The scenes OK sDleador
ard horror are siVidly recalled while pass
lnE through >otge Dame. 81. CiOud, Yer
ssll -. ETC. The French people certainly
have the beautiful. The louvre - a
very i4Tge building. having 0n the
outside colnmna. carving and sculpture,
snd "a the lnzide room siier r0ofa devoted
% a gallery ard mgaeum- In ths old part
are several rooms as used bY the kings and
ensens. snd royal rooms Iney are. it re-
saires oat little Imagination - see toe court
life passing before Is.
Versailles, although the most beautiful of
e. seemed very sad 20 me. Josephine has
slwaya been one OF ny favorits characters,
aud her sad Life seemed more real Ia con-
frasI with the splendo- 80 that time.
I thought 0f her aching heart as
she walked those paths when she found
that what she valued most on earth-her
husbands dsvot0n-was slipping away
rom her through n0fault OF hers. Another
scene appears while passing through Marie
Antoiuetts's apaltments which remain al
rlcsf a. she isft them. The royal path
through life vas not always smooth, for
see escaped through = wiDdoz down a
pSlgale staircase How singular that a
people can idoiize a sovereign one day and
tehead him the next.
Napoleon certaidly did a great deal for
France. bat the way Of the world seems 20
Be 70 accept tsvOrs and when the donor
ceases to dispense them. either through
Encouragement or through misfortune,
the feelings Of gratitude change for the op-
posite. and what was Kiven before is now
demanded and because not granted the
hero Is denounced as a traiter. Bat, after
may YEAR. Napoleon again rests ia his
nsi0yed France and bis tomb shows the al
fect.on Of bis people Il : certainly
worthy of any man. OAer the entrance Is
inscrs ed
q hope some dag % rest on the backs Of The
se.rc. .laoas tns french peopis vkon love %
much"
noted he absence Of Napolson's name
on the buildings which be erected: some
times be had al ~ carved over the door
way or arch. bat l saw no display OF bis
name. The Arc de TFiomphe' was built
By him % commemorate the victories OF the
freneh under the Repanlic and the Empire
is nOole ard mejestic simplicity are
worthy of the hero This il the largest
tFiumphal arch ia Europe. From the in
eide We ascsld % the top from which one
Of ths 5est views Of he city Is obtained
Twelve 50glevards radiste from Il making
il a conspicuous object.
In The Luxemburg Palace We find paint
ings by modern artists. and the change Is
welcome. Paris = most beautiful In the
evening. when the streets and gardens are
brilliantly lighted. Il IS the city for pleas
IRE. but, strange 10 say. | prefer Grand
Rapids. E-M.